All articles by Employee Benefits – Page 105
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Supplier articleHRDs and CFOs: focus on reward and benefits
If we’re talking employee benefits, what comes to mind? A key item in your strategic agenda… or a low level operational issue to be managed by your HR managers?Too often, it’s the latter. With many conflicting priorities, it is all too easy for employee benefits to be passed over by ...
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Supplier articleEmail segmentation makes for a great employee experience
by Rachel Bathard, senior communications consultant, Benefex‘Email segmentation is quick and easy,’ said no one ever.What is segmentation?Segmentation is fast becoming a trend in the world of email marketing. It is a way of dividing or segmenting your audience into different groups. To do that, you'll need to craft ...
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Supplier articleThe most dangerous mistake to make when it comes to your employee engagement strategy
by James Edwards, client success director I’ve worked with hundreds of companies over the past six years. And yet I still have a tough time stopping a groan when I hear a client talk about a ‘quick fix’ to employee engagement. They mean well - the need to better attract, ...
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The important numbers in relation to cholesterol
It is overlooked how important your numbers are in relation to your cholesterol. Knowing these numbers can be a big factor in how you take care of your health. Did you know that an average person over 40 should be tested every five years?The NHS will provide you with a ...
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Supplier articleEmployment engagement in numbers
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Supplier articleHow to help your employees engage with wellbeing strategies
By Richard Ellis, sales director at VivupIntroducing wellbeing initiatives into the workplace, such as smoking cessation or cycle to work schemes are a great way to encourage your staff to keep fit, but you also need to find ways in which to help your employees engage in these activities for ...
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Supplier articlePodcast: Benefits engagement: quick communication wins
Taking insights from our recent UK Employee Benefits Watch research, we’ve launched the industry’s first and only podcast series! Our experts discuss how to manage a market-leading benefits programme. Benefits engagement: quick communication winsIn this podcast, take away actionable top tips and real life examples on how ...
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Supplier articleNow is the time to prepare your employee benefits for the Christmas season
by Kylie Green, Director of ConsultancyThe truth is it’s never too early to start planning for Christmas when it comes to your benefits programmes.You want to have all your employee benefits programmes launched and running smoothly before your employees begin Christmas shopping or planning their summer holidays in order to ...
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Race to cash in pension pots could spell retirement disaster
Bumper pension scheme transfer values are luring thousands of individuals to cash-in their final salary pension pots – also known as defined benefit (DB) schemes – which could spell disaster for their retirement plans.Individuals are being offered lump sums worth anything up to 40 times the value of the annual ...
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Supplier articleThe importance of back-care awareness
Your back is an important muscle in your body. It has a level of strength and flexibility to carry you through your day that is phenomenal – however, because of this, it is also susceptible to problems. This week is back care awareness week so here at Health Shield we ...
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Supplier articleWhy traditional one-size-fits-all employee benefits schemes no longer work
Companies can no longer rely on traditional employee benefit schemes to attract and retain talent. An increasingly diverse workforce requires flexibility, imagination and innovation from its employer’s reward and recognition programme.Though there is still much to be done to promote diversity the modern workplace has never been so varied. Over ...
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OpinionSam Kirk: What impact do employee benefits have on engagement at TalkTalk?
I will be honest, I often wrestle with the term 'employee engagement' and wonder whether it has just become a buzz phrase we use in HR in order to encourage our stakeholders to focus on what we should be doing anyway.As HR practitioners, we are all familiar with the concept ...
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Employee reluctance to access pension advice not only a cost issue
In the Government's second Finance Bill 2017, a new income tax exemption to cover the first £500 worth of pensions advice provided to an employee was introduced.It will be implemented retrospectively from April 2017 and allow advice not only on pensions, but also on the general financial and tax issues ...
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Supplier articleWhat is learning and development?
By Zachery Wilkinson, learning development manager at Reward GatewayI have frequent blogged about my views on L&D (Learning and Development) and how we’ve made a big shift here at Reward Gateway.But why does L&D matter? Learning and development is critical to any organization. The person or people that make up ...
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Infographic: What group risk benefits do employers offer?
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Supplier articleVideo: Simple steps to better employee wellbeing at work
by Nick Hudson, head of physical wellbeingAs the seasons change, it can be tough to know what sort of exercise to take part in. But research has shown - no matter what the weather - that there's a huge benefit to exercising outdoors. So whether you're fighting off the last ...
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Supplier articleSix proven ways to increase employee happiness
It’s a sad fact, but over half of the UK population are desperately unhappy at work and 36% of people are seriously considering leaving their jobs.And it’s apparently getting worse, with job satisfaction reaching a two year low according to a 2016 survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and ...
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Supplier articleHow to sniff out a great employee discounts platform
by Debra Corey, Group Reward DirectorYou’ve probably thought a lot about what it takes to make your employees happy and engaged. Is it the pay? Opportunities to move up? Or maybe it’s simply the type of people they get to work with every day.The answer to this mysterious question is ...
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Supplier articleFour simple breakfast tips for healthier and more productive employees
Many of your employees may be skipping breakfast and replacing it with a strong cup of coffee, but research shows that a hearty breakfast can really benefit your employees’ health and keep them more productive throughout the day. A 2016 report from the British Dietetic Association, estimates that up to ...
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Top tips for employees to cut costs and boost savings
It is not uncommon for employees to face financial worries at various stages of their life whether that is dealing with spiralling debt, concerns over retirement savings or simply making the monthly budget work.The link between debt, money worries and stress, lower productivity and absenteeism are increasingly recognised by employers. ...